THE MOODY BLUES DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED 50TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION

Due for release on 17th November 2017 comes the 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of the Moody Blues’Days Of Future Passed. This 2CD/DVD deluxe set includes the full original 1967 stereo mix, which is being released on CD here for the first time. Due to a damaged master tape of the original mix, the album had been remixed in stereo in 1972 and since then it is this later mix, which has been used on all CD reissues. Now that technology allows for the original master to be repaired, the album can be fully represented on CD1 of the set for the first time as well as on the 180gm vinyl. The vinyl version also contains a download code. This new set also includes a 5.1 surround sound mix derived from the original 1972 Quad mix. Additionally the DVD comprises previously unreleased video footage of the band performing three key tracks from the album at MIDEM on 24th January 1968, eight weeks after its release. The 2CD/DVD set includes a poster designed by Ray Thomas.

Days Of Future Passed was the Moody Blues’ landmark second album and is widely considered to have formally marked the beginning of their psychedelic era. Featuring the London Festival Orchestra, this richly orchestrated album followed in the wake of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s and Magical Mystery Tourbut was in itself a unique and highly original piece of work. The album, of course, included the hits Tuesday Afternoon and the ever-enduring Nights In White Satin, thus rightfully recognising The Moody Blues as true pioneers in the development of progressive rock.

The Moody Blues have been at the forefront of the UK’s classic rock music scene for over forty years and have continued to be a mainstay of concert stages, recording studios and the airwaves to the present day. During their immensely successful career, they have sold, according to the band’s files, in excess of 70 million albums worldwide and have been the recipients of numerous prestigious awards.

THE MOODY BLUES

DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED

17TH NOVEMBER 2017

UMC/USM

Tracklisting:

The Moody Blues

Days Of Future Passed

2CD / DVD Set

Disc 1 (CD1)

Original 1967 Stereo Mix

Previously unreleased on CD

1. THE DAY BEGINS

2. DAWN: Dawn Is A Feeling

3. THE MORNING: Another Morning

4. LUNCH BREAK: Peak Hour

5. THE AFTERNOON: Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?) / Time To Get Away

6. EVENING: The Sun Set: Twilight Time

7. THE NIGHT: Nights In White Satin

Bonus Tracks

BBC Saturday Club Session

8. Long Summer Days

9. Think About It

10. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood

BBC Easybeat Session

11. Love And Beauty

12. Leave This Man Alone

13. Peak Hour

BBC Dave Symonds Session

14. Nights In White Satin

15. Fly Me High

16. Twilight Time

Disc 2 (CD2)

1972 Stereo Mix

1. THE DAY BEGINS

2. DAWN: Dawn Is A Feeling

3. THE MORNING: Another Morning

4. LUNCH BREAK: Peak Hour

5. THE AFTERNOON: Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?) / Time To Get Away

6. EVENING: The Sun Set: Twilight Time

7. THE NIGHT: Nights In White Satin

Bonus Tracks

8. Tuesday Afternoon (Alternate Mix)

9. DAWN: Dawn Is A Feeling (Alternate Mix)

10. The Sun Set (Alternate Version without orchestra)

11. Twilight Time (Original vocal mix)

12. I Really Haven’t Got The Time (B-side single)

13. Fly Me High (A-side single)

14. Love And Beauty (A-side single)

15. Leave This Man Alone (B-Side single)

16. Nights In White Satin (A-side single)

17. Cities (B-side single)

Disc 3 (DVD)

5.1 Surround Sound Mix & 96kHz / 24-bit 1967 stereo mix

THE DAY BEGINS / DAWN: Dawn Is A Feeling / THE MORNING: Another Morning / LUNCH BREAK: Peak Hour / THE AFTERNOON: Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?) / Time To Get Away / EVENING: The Sun Set: Twilight Time / THE NIGHT: Nights In White Satin